Hunting fly plaid with standard kilt?

**Sir Didymous** · 10th October 13, 05:28 PM

I was reading this article ( http://www.glimpseofscotland.co.uk/k...cts-and-myths/ ) and it said this: "if you are wearing a standard clan tartan kilt you are permitted to wear the hunting version of the same clan tartan for your fly plaid". This seems to go contrary to everything I've read on here. Any thoughts on this? I know I would hesitate at this idea.

**Geoff Withnell** · 10th October 13, 06:35 PM

My understanding is you don't mix different clan or district tartans, but a plaid of a different tartan from the same clan is sometimes used. I believe there is one regiment that does this in one of the uniforms. I'm sure our experts will chime in.

**figheadair** · 10th October 13, 10:48 PM

The article is very simplistic however in this particular instance I have no idea what the justification is for such a claim which is historically nonsense. The Fly Plaid is a late 19th or early 20th century 'cheat' to effect the look of the belted plaid with a modern sewn kilt. There is no evidence of an 18th century plaid being made with more than one tartan and the idea of a fly plaid of a different tartan from the kilt is peculiar to say the least.

**Jock Scot** · 11th October 13, 06:41 AM

What pray tell, is a "hunting fly plaid"?

**BCAC** · 11th October 13, 07:48 AM

Originally Posted by Jock Scot

What pray tell, is a "hunting fly plaid"?

Jock, what the OP is talking about, I believe, is the wearing of a kilt in a modern tartan and wearing at the same time a fly plaid in the hunting version of the same tartan. The wearing of "Hunting" MacOnion and "Modern" MacOnion at the same time, if you will.

**Jock Scot** · 11th October 13, 08:20 AM

Originally Posted by BCAC

Jock, what the OP is talking about, I believe, is the wearing of a kilt in a modern tartan and wearing at the same time a fly plaid in the hunting version of the same tartan. The wearing of "Hunting" MacOnion and "Modern" MacOnion at the same time, if you will.

Oh I see!

Thank you.

In that case then, no toes will be trodden on should one choose to wear that combination.

**Blupiper** · 11th October 13, 08:38 AM

The "MacOnion" tartan: are we going to start talking about layers, too?

JMB

**piperdbh** · 11th October 13, 09:27 AM

It's nice to be "permitted" to wear a fly plaid. All my life I've been waiting for the internet to "permit" me to wear what I want.

**CamelCody** · 11th October 13, 10:30 AM

http://i987.photobucket.com/albums/a...dhubh81/a2.jpg

I think this may be what the OP is referring to. I don't if it's historically accurate but I do like the look of it. I say do whatever you want, there's no need to act like the rules of highland dress are frozen in time and can never evolve. But then again I mix Belted Plaids with Marine Corps combat boots, buckskin sporrans, ball caps and lever-actions, so I don't know if I'm the best person to listen to.